Onstage at Bfi Southbank This Month
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ONSTAGE AT BFI SOUTHBANK THIS MONTH DIRECTOR PEDRO ALMODÓVAR (PAIN AND GLORY), DIRECTOR SHOLA AMOO (THE LAST TREE), SCREENWRITER ANDREW DAVIES (SANDITON, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE), DIRECTOR MARK JENKIN (BAIT), COMEDIAN BRETT GOLDSTEIN, CAST AND CREW OF THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE, DIRECTOR ISAAC JULIEN (YOUNG SOUL REBELS), WRITER RUSSELL T DAVIES AND ACTORS CRAIG KELLY AND DENISE BLACK (QUEER AS FOLK), WRITER AMY JENKINS AND EXEC PRODUCER TONY GARNETT (THIS LIFE), TV PRESENTERS TERRY CHRISTIAN AND KATIE PUCKRIK (THE WORD), CINEMATOGRAPHER JOEL HONEYWELL, FILMMAKER IMRUH BAKARI, CREATIVE DIRECTOR GRACE LADOJA MBE, DIRECTOR MBITHI MASYA (KATI KATI), PLUS FURTHER FILMMAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED AS PART OF ‘NO DIRECT FLIGHT’ Film previews and premieres: PAIN AND GLORY (Pedro Almodóvar, 2019), BAIT (Mark Jenkin, 2019), THE LAST TREE (Shola Amoo, 2019), TRANSIT (Christian Petzold, 2018) TV previews: SANDITON (Red Planet Pictures/ITV/MASTERPIECE, 2019), THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE (Louis Leterrier, 2019) New and Re-Releases: NOTORIOUS (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946), DO THE RIGHT THING (Spike Lee, 1989), VARDA BY AGNÈS (Agnès Varda, 2018), PAIN AND GLORY (Pedro Almodóvar, 2019), HAIL SATAN? (Penny Lane, 2019), BAIT (Mark Jenkin, 2019) Wednesday 19 June 2019, London. This August BFI Southbank will celebrate the work of one the best-loved British actors of all time – the legendary CARY GRANT. Grant will be the subject of a two month retrospective during August and September that illustrates his phenomenal acting range, from classic screwball comedies like His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940) and The Philadelphia Story (George Cukor, 1941) to Hitchcock thrillers Suspicion (1941) and Notorious (1946), the latter of which will be re-released in selected cinemas by the BFI on Friday 9 August. NO DIRECT FLIGHT, is a landmark BFI project exploring how the digital world is shaping the visual aesthetics of the African diaspora. The season will pair classic pan-African features such as Touki Bouki (Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1973) and Black Girl (Ousmane Sembène, 1966) with their daring short-form offspring made by some of the most exciting visual artists working today, including Wanuri Kahiu (Rafiki), Cecile Emeke (Ackee & Saltfish) and Khalil Joseph (Beyoncé: Lemonade). NO DIRECT FLIGHT will also include a pioneering Global Meet Up, during which BFI Southbank will, with the help of global partners such as Black Star Festival in the US, virtually connect with speakers from across the African diaspora, from London and Bristol to Nairobi and Philadelphia. Completing the line-up of seasons in August is NINETIES: YOUNG CINEMA REBELS, the conclusion of a two month exploration of explosive, transformative and challenging cinema and TV made from 1989-1999. Part two of the season will feature Q&As and introductions from special guests including Isaac Julien (Young Soul Rebels), Russell T Davies (Queer as Folk) and Amy Jenkins (This Life). Film previews in August will include Pedro Almodóvar’s new film Pain and Glory (2019), starring frequent collaborator Antonio Banderas as a filmmaker confronting age-related anxieties, in one of the director’s most personal works. Almodóvar will take part in a Q&A following a preview on Friday 9 August, with Pain and Glory then opening on extended run from Friday 23 August. Other film previews will include The Last Tree (2019) with director Shola Amoo on stage on Friday 2 August, Christian Petzold’s Transit (2018), and Mark Jenkin’s Bait (2019), which will be released in cinemas across the UK by the BFI on Friday 30 August. There will be two high-profile TV previews in August; firstly, on Tuesday 27 August, Sanditon (Red Planet Pictures/ITV/MASTERPIECE, 2019), the new ITV adaptation of Jane Austen’s unfinished novel. Adapted for television by Andrew Davies, the screenwriter of numerous Austen adaptations including Pride and Prejudice (BBC, 1995) Northanger Abbey (ITV, 2007) and Emma (ITV, 1996), the preview of Sanditon will be followed by a Q&A with Davies, executive producer Belinda Campbell and members of the cast (to be announced). Also being previewed will be The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Louis Leterrier, 2019), Netflix’s hotly-anticipated return to the world of Jim Henson’s beloved 1982 movie. As well as a special preview of the series on Thursday 22 August (followed by a Q&A), there will also be a free exhibition in the Mezzanine Gallery of BFI Southbank. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Exhibition will be an immersive exhibit showcasing puppets and props among the stunning sets from the series and will run from Thursday 22 August – Sunday 8 September. Completing the line-up of events for August will be BFI Southbank’s annual Programme Launch for the BFI London Film Festival, exclusively for BFI Members on Thursday 29 August, and the inaugural SOUL Fest, a two-day celebration of black British talent in film running from Friday 30 – Saturday 31 August, showcasing new features and shorts and allowing audiences the opportunity to see a diverse representation of black Britain. CARY GRANT: BRITAIN’S GREATEST EXPORT EVERY TUE FROM 6 AUG-24 SEP 18:30-20:30 – COURSE: Cary Grant: Hollywood’s Leading Man – an eight week evening course exploring the background, career, talent and legacy of one of Hollywood’s greatest leading men WED 7 AUG, 18:20 – TALK: Cary Grant: From Knockabout to Knockout Running from 1 August – 30 September, CARY GRANT: BRITAIN’S GREATEST EXPORT will be a two month season celebrating the work one of the legendary Cary Grant, one of the most beloved actors of all time, who despite sporting a memorably irresistible mid-Atlantic accent, and starring in some of the most iconic Hollywood films of all time, was a Bristol-born Brit who learned his craft in the world of variety shows. Part one of this two month season will feature early work such as Blonde Venus (Josef von Sternberg, 1932) opposite Marlene Dietrich, screwball favourites like The Awful Truth (Leo McCarey, 1937) and His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1940) and collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock such as Suspicion (1941) and Notorious (1946), the latter of which will be re-released in selected cinemas by the BFI on Friday 9 August. The season will feature an illustrated talk Cary Grant: From Knockabout to Knockout on Wednesday 7 August from Dr Charlotte Crofts, academic and director of the Cary Comes Home festival, who will discuss how Bristol-born Archie Leach, son of a tailor’s presser, reinvented himself as a global film star and style icon. For audiences wishing to delve even deeper into Grant’s back-catalogue, there is Cary Grant: Hollywood’s Leading Man, an eight-week evening course, led by John Wischmeyer, exploring the background, career, talent and legacy of one of Hollywood’s greatest leading men. This season will demonstrate that Cary Grant was more than just a star, he was a true acting giant capable of delivering both dark and light performances with depth, humour and charm, and he remains Britain’s greatest export. Full details of the two month season will be announced in a dedicated press release soon. NO DIRECT FLIGHT FRI 2 AUG, 20:50 – SCREENING + INTRO: Touki Bouki (Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1973) / Onstage: intro by curator Tendai John Mutambu SAT 3 AUG, 13:00 – 18:00 – SPECIAL EVENT: No Direct Flight Global Meet-up SAT 3 AUG, 18:30 – SCREENING + DISCUSSION: Mothership Connection: Shorts Programme / Onstage: discussion with filmmakers SAT 3 AUG, ALL DAY – SPECIAL EVENT: The (Un)real World – an opportunity to view artworks that highlight future innovation in VR MON 5 AUG, 18:20 – SCREENING + DISCUSSION: Swimming in Your Skin Again: Shorts Programme / Onstage: discussion with filmmakers MON 5 AUG, 20:30 – SCREENING + INTRO: Restless City (Andrew Dosunmu, 2011) / Onstage: intro by cinematographer Joel Honeywell TUE 6 AUG, 18:20 – SCREENING + INTRO: Black Girl La noire de... (Ousmane Sembène, 1966) / Onstage: intro by June Givanni, curator June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive WED 7 AUG, SCREENING + DISCUSSION: Homegoing: Shorts Programme / Onstage: discussion with filmmakers THU 8 AUG, 18:00 – SCREENING + INTRO: Sankofa (Haile Gerima, 1993) / Onstage: intro by lecturer and filmmaker Imruh BakariFRI 9 AUG, 20:30 – SCREENING + DISCUSSION: Timecircles: Shorts Programme / Onstage: discussion with filmmakers SAT 10 AUG, 18:20 – SCREENING + INTRO: Belly (Hype Williams, 1998) / Onstage: intro by Creative Director Grace Ladoja MBE SAT 10 AUG, 20:45 – SCREENING + DISCUSSION: Sonic: Shorts Programme / Onstage: discussion with filmmakers SAT 10 AUG, 22:00-01:00, BFI BAR & KITCHEN – No Direct Flight Sonic Party SUN 11 AUG, 15:20 – SCREENING + Q&A: Kati Kati (Mbithi Masya, 2016) / Onstage: Q&A with director Mbithi Masya (also each the shorts programmes have filmmaker discussions attached too – important to mention as this looks like just classic features showing in the season) SUN 11 AUG, 17:45 – SCREENING + DISCUSSION: Future Spirits: Shorts Programme / Onstage: discussion with filmmakers THU 15 AUG, 20:40 – SCREENING: Black Girl La noire de... (Ousmane Sembène, 1966) SAT 17 AUG, 18:10 – SCREENING: Touki Bouki (Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1973) During August BFI Southbank will present a landmark cross-platform project exploring how the digital world is shaping the visual aesthetics of the African diaspora. NO DIRECT FLIGHT, which is presented in partnership with the British Council, Nowness and Black Star Festival, will seek to explore the themes and visual motifs that have been virally traded between Africa, the US and Europe, giving rise to a bold, black, globally influential aesthetic. NO DIRECT FLIGHT will pair classic pan-African features such as Touki Bouki (Djibril Diop Mambéty, 1973), Black Girl (Ousmane Sembène, 1966) and Sankofa (Haile Gerima, 1993) with their daring short-form offspring from some of the most exciting visual artists working today, including Wanuri Kahiu, Cecile Emeke, Khalil Joseph, Jenn Nkiru, Bradford Young and Terence Nance.